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PORTLAND, Maine - Maine health officials will ask Republican President Donald Trump's administration for permission to ban soda and junk food purchases…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Under a new rule, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services will soon count gambling winnings as income in determining…
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RICHMOND, Maine - For Gov. Paul LePage, a federal policy that permits food stamp benefits to be used to purchase sugary drinks, candy and junk food is…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - The federal agency that oversees and funds state food stamp programs says Mainers receiving food assistance could lose it if the state…
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The LePage administration continues to tangle with the federal government for greater control over its welfare programs. Now the governor is threatening…
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Maine DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew went before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to urge changes in the food stamp program,…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - A new study by the governor's Office of Policy and Management concludes that the change requiring able-bodied adults without dependents…
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ Maine has used work requirements to remove thousands of residents from its food stamp rolls over the past 15 months. The number of…
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AUGUSTA, Maine — State Health and Human Services officials say the number of Mainers enrolled in the food stamps program has dropped below 200,000 for the…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - A little more than six months ago, Gov. Paul LePage carried out one step in his campaign of welfare reform, directing Health and Human…